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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
acquaintance
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adaptations
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advantage
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afford
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all
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
Barbarian
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From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
BLESSED
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From this reading MY WALK WITH THE BLESSED LAURENCE.
Britain
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From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
Christians
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
conclusion
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
conscious
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conversation
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
Convocation
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From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
English
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entered
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
eternal
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explained
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From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
favoured
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From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
founded
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
Grubbington-in-the-Clay
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From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
ignorance
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
incumbent
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From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
institutions
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From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
isle
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From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
LAURENCE
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From this reading MY WALK WITH THE BLESSED LAURENCE.
laws
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
mankind
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY WALK WITH THE BLESSED LAURENCE.
natural
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
nominated
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From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
opinion
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
overlook
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
phenomena
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
present
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
priest
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From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
principles
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Proctorship
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From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
ReformationnounUS /ˌref.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
The action or process of reforming an institution, practice, or individual's character.
From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
regard
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From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
ritualistic
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
satisfactory
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
savoured
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
science
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
service
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
social
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some
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
strongly
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
superior
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From this reading I can afford to overlook such opinion founded in ignorance, conscious as I am of my superior acquaintance with the laws of natural phenomena, with the adaptations of science to the social advantage of mankind, and above all, with the eternal principles of the English Reformation.
tendencies
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY WALK WITH THE BLESSED LAURENCE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
too
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From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
very
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From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
WALK
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From this reading MY WALK WITH THE BLESSED LAURENCE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I explained to them that I was a priest from Britain, but they were, I found, very ignorant of the institutions of that favoured isle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the conclusion of the service, which to me savoured too strongly of ritualistic tendencies to be satisfactory, I entered into a long conversation with some of the Christians present.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Indeed, they regard me—_me_, the incumbent of Grubbington-in-the-Clay, and one who has been nominated for a Proctorship in Convocation—_me_ they regard as a Barbarian.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY WALK WITH THE BLESSED LAURENCE.
